{"id":92118,"date":"2020-10-08T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T01:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?page_id=92118"},"modified":"2025-12-10T12:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T18:31:00","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"92118\" class=\"elementor elementor-92118\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b9a0c39 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7b9a0c39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Kimberly-Henrickson-environmental-chemicals-photo-1.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/at-university-of-illinois-scientists-study-how-environmental-chemicals-impact-reproductive-organs\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tAt University of Illinois, scientists study how environmental chemicals impact reproductive organs\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 10, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Kimberly Henrickson Medill Reports\u00a0 An exciting new project at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign focuses on the impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on the female<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107070 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-msj26 category-sports category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/courtside-moms-media-shares-parental-insight-at-wnba-all-star-weekend\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-10-at-10.22.14-AM-300x170.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107071\" alt=\"Five women pose for a photo at the Moms Media brunch\" 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class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Brock Morgan Medill Reports As the WNBA All-Star festivities took over Chicago\u00a0late last month, one event shifted the spotlight away from the players and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107060 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-business category-msj26 category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-restaurants-turn-to-value-menus-to-reach-customers\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/antony-pic-1-300x168.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107064\" alt=\"Restaurant storefront with closed patio umbrellas.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/antony-pic-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/antony-pic-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/antony-pic-1.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/chicago-restaurants-turn-to-value-menus-to-reach-customers\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tChicago restaurants turn to value menus to reach customers\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div 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Wacker Drive studio July 7 to show Morgan Norris how to master press-on nails. (Morgan Norris\/MEDILL)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at15.36.5-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at15.36.5-1024x767.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at15.36.5-768x575.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/ScreenShot2026-08-06at15.36.5.jpeg 1496w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-press-on-nail-vending-machines-on-chicagos-south-side-are-the-new-diy\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Press-on nail vending machines on Chicago&#8217;s South Side are the new DIY\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tAugust 6, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Medill Reports By Morgan Norris Press-on nails are the new DIY in this economy! Manager Eric Gonzales of OBP Nail &amp; Beauty Supply, the largest<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107042 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-msj26 category-sports category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wrigley-fields-new-champions-gate-honor-the-cubs-three-championships\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-30-at-2.55.08-PM-300x170.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107043\" alt=\"Confetti falls in front of Champions Gate\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-30-at-2.55.08-PM-300x170.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-30-at-2.55.08-PM.png 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/wrigley-fields-new-champions-gate-honor-the-cubs-three-championships\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Wrigley Field&#8217;s new &#8216;Champions Gate&#8217; honor the Cubs&#8217; three championships\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 30, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Brock Morgan Medill Reports Wrigley Field\u00a0debuted\u00a0a new entrance\u00a0July 19\u00a0to honor the Cubs\u2019 three World Series\u00a0championships.\u00a0Many lifelong fans said the 2016 championship \u2014 when they<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107034 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-health-and-science category-msj26 category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/combating-medical-misinformation-how-uchicago-medicines-doctor-monica-peek-builds-trust-with-skeptics\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sydney-Meyer-U-Chicago-community-benefits-photo-1-240x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107037\" alt=\"Tylenol bottle and people discussing vaccines\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sydney-Meyer-U-Chicago-community-benefits-photo-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sydney-Meyer-U-Chicago-community-benefits-photo-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sydney-Meyer-U-Chicago-community-benefits-photo-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Sydney-Meyer-U-Chicago-community-benefits-photo-1.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/combating-medical-misinformation-how-uchicago-medicines-doctor-monica-peek-builds-trust-with-skeptics\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN: Combating medical misinformation: How UChicago Medicine&#8217;s Doctor Monica Peek builds trust with skeptics\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 28, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Sydney Meyer Medill Reports Whether\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0online influencers who discourage hormonal birth control, or false claims from\u00a0U.S.\u00a0Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.\u00a0about<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107018 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-msj26 category-sports category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-kids-find-faith-on-the-field\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ScreenShot2026-07-17at16.37.2-300x169.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107028\" alt=\"One rusher looks to evade would-be defenders in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes\u2019 Chicago chapter youth flag football game on July 10 (Brock Morgan\/MEDILL)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ScreenShot2026-07-17at16.37.2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ScreenShot2026-07-17at16.37.2-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ScreenShot2026-07-17at16.37.2-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/ScreenShot2026-07-17at16.37.2.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/watch-chicago-kids-find-faith-on-the-field\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Chicago kids find faith on the field\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 17, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Brock Morgan Medill Reports In Palos Heights, children lace up their cleats for more than just a game of flag football. The Fellowship of<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107010 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-health-and-science category-msj26 category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-growing-up-too-fast-the-adultification-of-gen-alpha-with-the-gen-z-social-worker\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/IMG_0972-300x256.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107011\" alt=\"Gainey holding board games\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/IMG_0972-300x256.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/IMG_0972-768x654.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/IMG_0972.jpeg 796w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-growing-up-too-fast-the-adultification-of-gen-alpha-with-the-gen-z-social-worker\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN: Growing up too fast: The adultification of Gen Alpha with the \u2018Gen Z Social Worker\u2019\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 15, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Morgan Norris Medill Reports Licensed clinical social worker Katrina Gainey, known as the Gen Z Social\u00a0Worker\u00a0online, speaks about adultification and its disproportionate impact on<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-107001 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-msj26 category-sports category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/nascar-reunites-with-chicagoland-speedway-raises-questions-over-future\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-4-300x242.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-107007\" alt=\"Chicagoland Speedway with helicopters flying\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-4-300x242.png 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-4-768x619.png 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/image-4.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/nascar-reunites-with-chicagoland-speedway-raises-questions-over-future\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tNASCAR reunites with Chicagoland Speedway; raises questions over future\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJuly 14, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Justin Parmer Medill Reports JOLIET, Ill. \u2014 What was once an unlikely reunion is now a reality. NASCAR returned to Chicagoland Speedway last weekend,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-beyond-chicago category-msj26 category-politics category-social-justice category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/retired-suburbanites-stand-at-front-lines-of-chicagos-immigration-response\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4190-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106991\" alt=\"Woman carrying child in front of Venezuela flag\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4190-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4190-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4190-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/IMG_4190.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/retired-suburbanites-stand-at-front-lines-of-chicagos-immigration-response\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tRetired suburbanites stand at front lines of Chicago\u2019s immigration response\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 29, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Sydney Meyer Medill Reports At 7 a.m. on a chilly\u00a0Tuesday in\u00a0February,\u00a0Celine Woznica,\u00a0a\u00a0former Maryknoll missioner in Nicaragua and Mexico and\u00a0longtime Oak Park resident,\u00a0entered the side<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106980 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-msj26 category-summer-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/barack-obamas-presidential-center-is-officially-open-to-the-public\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/ScreenShot2026-06-26at17.28.2-300x167.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106985\" alt=\"Man smiling in front of Barack Obama center, crowd in background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/ScreenShot2026-06-26at17.28.2-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/ScreenShot2026-06-26at17.28.2-1024x569.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/ScreenShot2026-06-26at17.28.2-768x426.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/ScreenShot2026-06-26at17.28.2.jpeg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/barack-obamas-presidential-center-is-officially-open-to-the-public\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWATCH: Barack Obama\u2019s presidential center is officially open to the public\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 26, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Brock Morgan\u00a0 Medill Reports\u00a0 Thousands of visitors gathered in\u00a0Chicago\u00a0on Juneteenth\u00a0to celebrate the grand opening of\u00a0former President Barack Obama\u2019s presidential library campus, marking the culmination<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-106964 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-arts-culture category-msj26 category-spring-2026\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-is-the-real-housewives-a-feminist-text-a-cultural-studies-scholar-weighs-in\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/RHORI-photo-300x226.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-106965\" alt=\"The title card for tv series, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/RHORI-photo-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/RHORI-photo-1024x772.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/RHORI-photo-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/medill.wordpress.offload\/wp-media-folder-medill-reports-chicago\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/06\/RHORI-photo.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/listen-is-the-real-housewives-a-feminist-text-a-cultural-studies-scholar-weighs-in\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tLISTEN:  Is \u2018The Real Housewives\u2019 a feminist text? A cultural studies scholar weighs in.\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tJune 12, 2026\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>By Caitlin Keller Medill Reports Reality TV is riddled with social commentary and can serve as a microcosm for dissecting societal norms. 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